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Speed up or slow down? Social theory in the information age

Nicholas Gane School of Social Sciences and Law, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK E-mail: [email protected]View further author information
Pages 20-38 | Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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